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B5180 crash in Liverpool on 21 November 2001 at 09:04 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A car and a Carbodies Taxi were involved in a crash on the B5180 in Liverpool at 09:04 on Wednesday 21 November 2001. The 63-year-old male driver of the Carbodies Taxi and a 29-year-old female passenger in the Carbodies Taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on an oily dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 2001
Wednesday, 09:04
Vehicles
2
Car and Carbodies Taxi
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.37268, longitude -2.8988, in the L18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Liverpool. It is one of the crashes that make up the Springwood, Liverpool, L18 9TX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001050200749
Council area
Liverpool
Police force
Merseyside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5180
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2001050200749 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Liverpool road accident statistics for 2001.